When you are arrested in Weld County, Colorado, you need to know five important things. </br> Here are our Top Five Tips:
- The Greeley Police Want to Get You to Talk So They Can Quote You Later.
- The Judge, the Police, and Your “Victim” are Not on Your Side. Yes, there are two sides in every criminal case. You are either on one or the other – and there is no crossover.
- Getting a Bond is Mainly About the Safety of Government Employee’s Jobs.
- Your Accuser is VERY Important to the Government.
- You Need to Have Reasonable Expectations
Let’s talk about each of these below.
Why Inside Information About Judges, Police and Prosecutors in Weld County is Important
If you went to buy a new car, how would you like to have a hidden microphone in the sales manager’s office? Wouldn’t it be great to hear them talk about you, how low they can go on the price and issues related to the car for sale? In the same way, there are conversations happening among police officers, judges and their staff, and DA’s and their coworkers. Each of these conversations are about you and your case – but you aren’t invited to the meeting. Let our 30 years of experience tell you what they are saying.
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The Greeley Police Want to Get You to Talk So They Can Quote You Later
All statements you make can be restated at your jury trial. So, cops love to ask probing questions – lots of them. Then, the prosecutor has an arsenal of weapons to hurl at you and your defense attorney during trial. For example, Mr. Smith, you just testified that you never touched your girlfriend during the argument. However, you told officer Jones at the scene that you may have pushed her a little bit. You were not being truthful with the jury a moment ago, were you? Have you lied about anything else to the jury today?
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The Weld County Judge, the Police, and Your “Victim” are Not on Your Side.
There are strongly opposed sides in the courtroom. Did you know that the judge, police and the “victim” are all against you? Judges set bond amounts, they send people to the Weld County Jail and prison, and they love to hear their victim talk. Police are paid by the same people who pay the DAs and prosecutors. Judges love to “support” the Greeley Police or Weld County Sheriff. Judges work every day with prosecutors. They talk. I’ve heard DAs answering judges questions on Mondays about the DA’s kids and events the family had over the weekend. These are the team of people who oppose you, and should not be trusted.
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Getting a Bond or Bail After an Arrest is Mainly About the Safety of Government Employee’s Jobs
After your arrest, a judge considers the size of your bond and bond conditions. Their first thought is, “how can I best defend this decision from future criticism?” A judge worries that you might do something crazy, like hurt your victim, so they want to protect themselves by giving bond conditions like that you stay away from your victim and places they might be found. They tell you not to call him or her. They may place you on pretrial services so they can monitor your travel, drinking or drug use. If they give you strict parameters, they look like they did everything possible to control you and keep others safe.
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Your Accuser is VERY Important to the Government
With Colorado’s Victim’s Rights Act, victims are #1. After your arrest, courts must listen to victims and their input at EVERY hearing – at bond hearings, out of state travel request hearings, modifications to protection order hearings and at plea agreement hearings. DAs must listen to them too – they only do something different at their peril.
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You Need to Have Reasonable Expectations After an Arrest in Weld County, Colorado
Considering what the needs of judges, DAs and victims are, you need to be reasonable. Don’t expect a judge to give you a $100 bond on a felony assault case. Don’t expect a DA to agree to allow you to travel out of state if you have failed to appear in court before. Never expect a victim who you stole from to forgive and forget. IF you have committed a crime, there are some reasonable and necessary things everyone in the system must do. If you ask for something unreasonable, like being able to live with the child victim you are accused of injuring, people will think you are stupid and tighten their control of you.
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Hell Hath no Fury Like a Woman Scorned in Greeley – Bonus Tip
Yes, #6 is a bonus. Expect a woman you’ve hurt physically or emotionally, to want to hurt you back. With this expectation, don’t put yourself in a position that she CAN hurt you. Keep clear of her until we talk about the best way to calm her anger and restore your relationship with her.
These six tips are important to remember after you’ve been arrested. We have dozens more. Each of our tips are designed to give you a safer, better result in your court case. And, each tip comes from dozens of years of criminal courtroom experience. We know criminal law well. So, give our criminal defense lawyers a call at 970-616-6009, to learn more. Together, we can protect your future.
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